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
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
hierarchya division of angels
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
carefreefree from care: such as
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
overblownpast the prime of bloom