GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |