GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |