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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beneficentdoing or producing good
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aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
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librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
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