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 |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |