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 |
|---|---|
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| concur | to express agreement |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |