GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| eventual | contingent |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |