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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| metaphor | a 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) |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |