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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WordMeaning
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
snipa small piece that is snipped off
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
shama trick that deludes : hoax