GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

Random words

WordMeaning
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
mendicantbeggar
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of