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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WordMeaning
dallyto act playfully
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
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debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
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