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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |