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
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
panderto act as a pander
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature