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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modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor