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 |
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| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |