GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| forlorn | bereft |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |