GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
riderone that rides
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing