GRE Word List
ANCESTRY
line of descent : lineage
The meaning of the word ancestry is line of descent : lineage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| stench | stink |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| prank | trick |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |