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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| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| pliant | pliable |
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| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |