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 |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| feint | something feigned |