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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |