GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
attireto put garments on : dress
provisionthe act or process of providing
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act