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 |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| hap | happening |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |