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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |