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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
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| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |