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 |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| pilfer | steal |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |