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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| plane | airplane |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| clip | encompass |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |