GRE Word List
PREFATORY
of, relating to, or constituting a preface
The meaning of the word prefatory is of, relating to, or constituting a preface.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| oversee | survey |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |