GRE Word List
PEDIGREE
a register recording a line of ancestors
The meaning of the word pedigree is a register recording a line of ancestors.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |