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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |