GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestors
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestors.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compulsive | resulting from compulsion |
| condone | overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse |
| docile | obedient; easily managed; submissive |
| satirical | using satire; mocking |
| exiguous | small in amount; minute |
| interregnum | period between two successive reigns or governments |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
| ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
| yore | time long past; Ex. in the days of yore |