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 |
|---|---|
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |