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 |
|---|---|
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |