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 |
|---|---|
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| rift | fissure |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| hap | happening |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |