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 |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| submerge | to put under water |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| welter | writhe |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |