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
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
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seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
headfirstwith the head foremost
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denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
cankeran erosive or spreading sore