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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| aria | air |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |