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 |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |