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 |
|---|---|
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |