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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| impuissance | weakness |
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| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |