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 |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |