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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| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
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