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 |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| charlatan | quack |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |