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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| expatriate | banish |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |