GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |