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

WordMeaning
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
degradationthe act or process of degrading
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
noisomenoxious
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
ostensibleintended for display : open to view