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

WordMeaning
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
conveneto come together in a body