GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| gnarl | snarl |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| nourishment | food |