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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |