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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| quisling | traitor |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |