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 |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |