GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
ensconceshelter
bolta lightning stroke
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
colloquyconversation
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
pallto lose strength or effectiveness