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 |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |