GRE Word List
GENEALOGY
an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
The meaning of the word genealogy is an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nourish | nurture |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |