GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |