GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice
gushto issue copiously or violently
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
embroiderto ornament with needlework
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious