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 |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |