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

WordMeaning
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
catholicroman catholic
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly