GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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shuntto turn off to one side : shift
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
misogamya hatred of marriage
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due