GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |