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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glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition