GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
reprisala retaliatory act
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
haggardnot tamed