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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WordMeaning
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
componenta constituent part : ingredient
serebeing dried and withered
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit