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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| pliant | pliable |