GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| haggard | not tamed |