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 |
|---|---|
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| defalcate | deduct |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |