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 |
|---|---|
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
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| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
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| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |