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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| decipher | decode |