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 |
|---|---|
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| prong | fork |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
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| paramour | lover |