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 |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |