GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clime | climate |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |