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

WordMeaning
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
egregiousconspicuous
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
fervidvery hot : burning
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring