GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
desperatehaving lost hope
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily