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 |
|---|---|
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |