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 |
|---|---|
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| rider | one that rides |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |