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 |
|---|---|
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |