GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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WordMeaning
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
distendextend
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of