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 |
|---|---|
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| eventual | contingent |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |