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 |
|---|---|
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |