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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
dowse | to plunge into water |