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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| Word | Meaning |
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| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
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| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |