GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
finitehaving definite or definable limits
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
discloseto make known or public