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 |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |