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
profligatewildly extravagant
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
bitinghaving the power to bite
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift