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 |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| exegesis | exposition |
| harass | exhaust |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |