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 |
|---|---|
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| convention | agreement |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| swill | wash |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |