GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
affectedartificial; pretended
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase