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 |
|---|---|
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| polity | political organization |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |