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
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
stem_fromarise from; originate from
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
irateroused to ire
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant