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 |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| minuscule | very small |
| demented | mad |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| betroth | to promise to marry |