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 |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |