GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
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| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |