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 |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| braid | to make from braids |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| chivalrous | valiant |