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
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
nourishnurture
degradationthe act or process of degrading
effusionan act of effusing
communalof or relating to one or more communes
maverickan unbranded range animal
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
vertexthe top of the head
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong