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 |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| ebullient | boiling |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| warranted | sanction |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| finery | ornament |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |