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
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
adjointo add or attach by joining
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly