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
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
prosperousauspicious
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm