GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |