GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| espouse | marry |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |