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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| fuddle | booze |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |