GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |