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 |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |