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 |
|---|---|
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
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| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
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| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |