GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |