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 |
|---|---|
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |