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
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
sledgesledgehammer
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
seemlygood-looking
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth