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
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
plumea feather of a bird: such as