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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recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
resign | relegate |
denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
dulcet | sweet to the taste |
derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |