GRE Word List

EPILOGUE

a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work

The meaning of the word epilogue is a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work.

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WordMeaning
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action