GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| approbation | commendation |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |