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 |
|---|---|
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| paramour | lover |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |