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 |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| 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) |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| pungent | sharply painful |