GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |