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 |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| quorum | a select group |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| dissension | disagreement |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |