GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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WordMeaning
generateto bring into existence: such as
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
pantomimepantomimist
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
foregoto go before : precede
pontificalepiscopal attire