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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
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| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
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