GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |