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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |