GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
gibeto utter taunting words
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
sustainto give support or relief to