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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syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
tomebook
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)