GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
concurto express agreement
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
waketo be or remain awake
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate