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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gustthe sensation of taste
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
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incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
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