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
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
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slywise in practical affairs
podiuma low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder