September 5, 2008

Pedigree ***



 




pedigree

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–noun 
1. an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. 
2. a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, esp. of a purebred animal
3. distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry. 
4. derivation, origin, or history: the pedigree of a [word].  

—Synonyms 

2. Pedigree, genealogy refer to an account of ancestry

A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors
either of persons or (more especially) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a [detailed] pedigree. 

A ge nealogy is an account of the descent of a person or family traced through a series of generations, 
usually from the first known ancestor: a genealogy that includes a [king].


"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" Premieres in LA 
Creation will be directed by Jon Amiel and produced by Jeremy Thomas with a script by John Collee. Between the three of them, there is some pretty amazing pedigree here, from The Last Emperor all the way to Master and Commander. Filming is scheduled to start later this month in England.


squat 
genuflect prostrate 

condescend
He would not condescend to [misrepresent] the facts. 
He condescended to [their intellectual level] in order to be [understood].  
descend
下來,下降,為...的後裔
progeny
scion

tenuous 諂媚單字大集合








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