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 |
|---|---|
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| brink | edge |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |