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 |
|---|---|
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |