GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.

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WordMeaning
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
sedentarynot migratory : settled
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
polyglotone who is polyglot
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for