GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| sledge | sledgehammer |