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.

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canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
caldrona large kettle or boiler
gazettenewspaper
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious