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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |