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
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
patentopen to public inspection
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive