GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| exploit | deed |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |