GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| imprecation | curse |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| eventual | contingent |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |