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.
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| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
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| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
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| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
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