GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| sidetrack | siding |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |