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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
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| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
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| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
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