GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| distend | extend |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |