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
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
shearto cut off the hair from
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
sepulchera place of burial : tomb