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 |
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| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |