GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |