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 |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| forte | one's strong point |
| hap | happening |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| colloquy | conversation |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |