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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| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |