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
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
indicativeserving to indicate
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
contrivancea thing contrived