GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| whittle | a large knife |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| crass | gross |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |