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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trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
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impoliticnot politic : unwise
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
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discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form