GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestors
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestors.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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compulsive | resulting from compulsion |
condone | overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse |
docile | obedient; easily managed; submissive |
satirical | using satire; mocking |
exiguous | small in amount; minute |
interregnum | period between two successive reigns or governments |
temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
yore | time long past; Ex. in the days of yore |