GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| dint | force |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |