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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WordMeaning
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
homilya usually short sermon
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings