GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
beelinea straight direct course
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering