GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
eventualcontingent
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading