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 |
|---|---|
| trappings | outward signs |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| cohorts | companion |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| hallowed | holy |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |