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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laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid