GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| countenance | look |