GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |