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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| auroral | dawn |
| dys- | abnormal |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |