GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |