GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circlet | a little circle |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |