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
habituateto make used to something : accustom
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
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surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature