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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |