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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WordMeaning
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
expenditurethe act or process of expending
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
malcontenta discontented person:
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.