GRE Word List
PREFIGURE
to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
The meaning of the word prefigure is to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| bulk | magnitude |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |