GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
reverberatereflect
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
betokento typify beforehand : presage
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented