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
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
antisepticopposing microbial infection
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
dapperneat and trim in appearance