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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| hallowed | holy |