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 |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| oversee | survey |