GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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WordMeaning
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for