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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |