GRE Word List
LINEAGE
descent in a line from a common progenitor
The meaning of the word lineage is descent in a line from a common progenitor.
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| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
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| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| spoof | deceive |
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| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |