GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| scotch | scottish |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
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