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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remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
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calorificcaloric
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ossifyto change into bone
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synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion