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 |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |