GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
gruela thin porridge
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
savanta person of learning
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism: