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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| boor | peasant |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| catholic | roman catholic |