GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

Random words

WordMeaning
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
treadto step or walk on or over
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
warrantedsanction
politicpolitical
piscatorialpiscatory
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge