GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
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