GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
compulsionan act of compelling
lunarcrescent
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness