GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| stringent | tight |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |