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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mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
submergeto put under water
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
celerityrapidity of motion or action
welterwrithe
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
demeanorbehavior toward others : outward manner