GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| throes | pang |