GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |