GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
subsistencereal being : existence
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
fuddlebooze
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
severto put or keep apart : divide
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted