GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |