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
pliantpliable
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
influxa coming in
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating