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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |