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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guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
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mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt