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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |