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 |
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
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| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |