GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
enraptureto fill with delight
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless