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
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
quoruma select group
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
dissensiondisagreement
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression