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 |
|---|---|
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |