GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| disclose | to make known or public |