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 |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |