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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| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
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| score | twenty |
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| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
