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.

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renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
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discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of