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 |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| wanton | merciless |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |