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
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
pluckto pull or pick off or out
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions