GRE Word List

FOREBEARS

ancestor

The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.

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slougha place of deep mud or mire
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal