Vocabulary Word
Word: preamble
Definition: introductory statement
Definition: introductory statement
Sentences Containing 'preamble'
Noirtier's face remained perfectly passive during this long preamble, while, on the contrary, Villefort's eye was endeavoring to penetrate into the inmost recesses of the old man's heart.
He had not been more than ten minutes in the drawing room before he drew Danglars aside into the recess of a bow window, and, after an ingenious preamble, related to him all his anxieties and cares since his noble father's departure.
In the preamble, it complains much of the insolence of servants, who endeavoured to raise their wages upon their masters.
More Vocab Words
::: browbeat - bully; intimidate::: withstand - stand up against; resist successfully
::: epilogue - short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
::: wanton - unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
::: heedless - not noticing; disregarding
::: precipice - cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice
::: manifestation - outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
::: integral - complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part
::: tribute - tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to
::: energize - invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
