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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| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |