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 |
|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| wont | accustomed |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| unkempt | not combed |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |