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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| braid | to make from braids |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| beguile | hoodwink |