GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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WordMeaning
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
omnipotentalmighty
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
reciprocalinversely related : opposite