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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| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| hurl | rush |