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 |
|---|---|
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| growl | rumble |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |