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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| resign | relegate |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |