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
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callousbeing hardened and thickened
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
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earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place