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
schemea plan or program of action
marrowbone marrow
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engenderbeget
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lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
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stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze