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
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
irksometending to irk : tedious
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
bouta spell or period of activity: such as