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
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
ebullientboiling
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
warrantedsanction
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
fineryornament
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo