GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |