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 |
|---|---|
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |