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 |
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abjure | to renounce upon oath |
beeline | a straight direct course |
coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
aria | air |
ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
wither | to become dry and sapless |
arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |