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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| savant | a person of learning |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| microcosm | a little world |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |