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 |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| determinate | having defined limits |