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
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
groucha fit of bad temper
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden