GRE Word List

PROLOGUE

the preface or introduction to a literary work

The meaning of the word prologue is the preface or introduction to a literary work.

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effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
groucha fit of bad temper
satiatefilled to satiety
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
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