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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autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
cullto select from a group : choose
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space