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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calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
expenditure | the act or process of expending |
suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |