GRE Word List
FORESHADOW
to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
The meaning of the word foreshadow is to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| paltry | inferior |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
