GRE Word List
PREFATORY
introductory; of a preface
The meaning of the word prefatory is introductory; of a preface.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| bearing | deportment; connection |
| mausoleum | monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
| mutter | utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones |
| dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
| soar | rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky. |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
| dolorous | sorrowful; N. dolor |
