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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| stringent | tight |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |