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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| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
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| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |