GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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|---|---|
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| pilfer | steal |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |