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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |