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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
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| motley | variegated in color |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |