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 |
|---|---|
| freebooter | pirate |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |