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 |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| emanate | to come out from a source |