GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |