GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |