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
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
solicitto make petition to : entreat
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith