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 |
|---|---|
| dally | to act playfully |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |