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
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
motleyvariegated in color
egressa place or means of going out : exit
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
seemlygood-looking