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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WordMeaning
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
prodigya highly talented child or youth
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
connoisseurexpert
corollarya proposition (see proposition
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
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pseudonyma fictitious name