GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |