GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
amphibian | an amphibious organism |
mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
calculated | apt |
mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |