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 |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
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| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |