GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |