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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| lewd | obscene |