GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| grate | grating |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| arid | excessively dry |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |