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 |
|---|---|
| beguile | hoodwink |
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| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |