GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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|---|---|
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
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| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
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| fructify | to bear fruit |
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