GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
evoketo call forth or up: such as
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
daintysomething delicious to the taste
mutedbeing mute : silent
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
galaxymilky way galaxy
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union