GRE Word List
FOREBEARS
ancestor
The meaning of the word forebears is ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| antecede | precede |