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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reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
figmentsomething made up or contrived
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
environencircle
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
embitterto excite bitter feelings in