GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

Random words

WordMeaning
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
jibeto be in accord : agree
vendettablood feud
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange