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 |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |