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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demolitionthe act of demolishing
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igniteto set afire
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regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
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