GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |