GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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porouspossessing or full of pores
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
aridexcessively dry
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
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