GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| pedagogue | teacher |