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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |