GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
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| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| unsavory | insipid |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| render | to melt down |