GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |