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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| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| resign | relegate |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
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| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
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