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 |
|---|---|
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |