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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WordMeaning
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
betokento typify beforehand : presage
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility