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 |
|---|---|
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| sublimate | sublime |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |