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
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
compilationthe act or process of compiling
requiema mass for the dead