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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| executioner | one who executes |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |