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 |
|---|---|
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| precipitant | precipitate |