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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WordMeaning
plummetto fall perpendicularly
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
deploreto feel or express grief for
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
vieto strive for superiority : contend