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 |
|---|---|
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| colloquy | conversation |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |