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.

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WordMeaning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
equipoisea state of equilibrium
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption