GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| stench | stink |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |