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 |
|---|---|
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |