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 |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| overthrow | overturn |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |