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 |
|---|---|
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
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| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
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| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| convene | to come together in a body |