GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| groom | bridegroom |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |