GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| grate | grating |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |