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
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
insensatelacking sense or understanding
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
asepticpreventing infection
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath