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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illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
limpto walk lamely
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one