GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
lacerationthe act of lacerating
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic