GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure