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 |
|---|---|
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| billowing | wave |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |