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 |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| chafe | irritate |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |