GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
notableworthy of note : remarkable
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish