Preamble: Noun.
1: an introductory statement; especially: the introuductory part of a consitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law.
2: an introductory fact or circumstance; especially; one indicating that what is to follow
Examples:
The preamble to the U.S Constitution begins by saying " We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..."
Concise: Adjective
:Marked by brevity of expression of expression or statement: Free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
Examples:
A clear and concise account of the accident.
A concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than the most books on the subject.
ABRIDGE
transitive verb
1. aarchaic : deprive b: to reduce in scope : diminish <attempts to abridge the right of free speech>
2:to shorten in duration or extent <modern transportation that abridges
distance>
3:to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense
: condense
Examples of ABRIDGE
1. abridge
a dictionary by omitting rare words
2. <the
library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut
costs>
Mutable
1:prone to change : inconstant
a: capable of change or of being changed b :
capable of or liable to mutation
Examples of MUTABLE
1.the
government's mutable economic policies
2. <a
politician with very mutablepositions on all the
issues>
DISCOMFIT
transitive verb
1. aarchaic : to defeat in battle b : to
frustrate the plans of : thwart
2 :to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment :
disconcert
Examples of
DISCOMFIT
1. <constant interruptions discomfitedher in her attempt to finish the speech, and she
finally gave up>
2. <he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet
his current one>
CONSUMMATE
1
:complete in every detail : perfect
2
:extremely skilled and accomplished <a consummate liar> <aconsummate
professional>
3
:
of the highest degree <consummate skill> <consummate
cruelty>
— con·sum·mate·ly
adverb
Examples of
CONSUMMATE
1.
He
plays the piano with consummateskill.
2.
<consummate
cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded
as masterpieces of American furniture>
3.
“How
dare you!” Natalie screamed, inconsummate frustration … —Joseph Wambaugh,
The Black Marble
BENEVOLENT
1 a : marked by or disposed to doing good <a
benevolent donor> b :organized for the purpose of doing
good <a benevolent society>
2: marked by or suggestive of goodwill
<benevolent smiles>
— be·nev·o·lent·ly
adverb
— be·nev·o·lent·ness
noun
Examples of
BENEVOLENT
1.
a
gift from a benevolent donor
2.
He
belonged to several benevolentsocieties and charitable
organizations.
3.
Trees
that size are like whales, sort of benevolent in their huge bulk …
—Sebastian Junger, This Old House, March/April
1998
persevere
DEFINITION: (verb) to continue despite difficulties.
SYNONYMS: endure, persist
EXAMPLE: Although several of her teammates
dropped out of the marathon,
Laura persevered.
intrepid
DEFINITION:
(adjective) fearless and
resolute.
EXAMPLE:
Only an intrepid adventurer is
willing to undertake the long and dangerous trip by sled to the South
Pole.
SYNONYMS:
brave, bold
DICTIONARY:
American
Heritage� Dictionary