GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |