GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |