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 |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |