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 |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| conflagration | fire |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| ebullient | boiling |