GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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contagiona contagious disease
filchto steal secretly or casually
galea strong current of air:
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
occidentwest
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end