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
outmodednot being in style
guilelessinnocent
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
expertisethe skill of an expert
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
mendicantbeggar