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
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
retainto keep in possession or use
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep