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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |