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
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
clipperone that clips something
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
dingydirty
validateto make legally valid : ratify