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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|---|---|
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| leery | suspicious |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |