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
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
minusculevery small
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious