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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| Word | Meaning |
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| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
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| douse | to plunge into water |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |