GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| fuddle | booze |