GRE Word List
PRELUDE
an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
The meaning of the word prelude is an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| convention | agreement |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |