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 |
|---|---|
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |