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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
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| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |