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.

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WordMeaning
vieto strive for superiority : contend
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sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
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menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
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proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms