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 |
|---|---|
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| sleek | slick |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
