GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |