GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| arid | excessively dry |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |