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
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
droopto hang or incline downward
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
scrappyconsisting of scraps
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music