GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
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| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
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| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |