GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| tome | book |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |