GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.

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WordMeaning
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
zephyra breeze from the west
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serebeing dried and withered
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
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ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
polyglotone who is polyglot
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing