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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| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
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| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
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| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
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