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
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
tillerone that tills : cultivator
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity