GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
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emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
impolitic | not politic : unwise |
commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
hierarchy | a division of angels |
abnegation | denial |
brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |