GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |