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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WordMeaning
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
denizeninhabitant