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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| pilfer | steal |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |