GRE Word List

ANCESTRY

line of descent : lineage

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

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icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
beneficentdoing or producing good