GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| noisome | noxious |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |