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
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
billowwave
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
promptto move to action : incite
dissentto withhold assent or approval
convoketo call together to a meeting
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words