GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| addle | rotten |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| motley | variegated in color |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| obscure | dark |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |