GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| calculated | apt |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |