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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |