GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| reverberate | reflect |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |