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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| auroral | dawn |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| nib | bill |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |