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
apparentopen to view : visible
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something