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 |
|---|---|
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| executor | one who executes something |
| acclaim | applaud |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |