GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
diluteattenuate
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish