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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| waif | a stray person or animal |