GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
chivalrousvaliant
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
grategrating
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit