GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| nourishment | food |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |