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 |
|---|---|
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
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| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |