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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WordMeaning
scotchscottish
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
tillerone that tills : cultivator
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
groombridegroom
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain