GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| fluke | flatfish |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |