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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |