GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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WordMeaning
circleta little circle
disconsolatecheerless
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
sedentarynot migratory : settled
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness