GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| sentinel | sentry |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |