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
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
minusculevery small
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
brackishsomewhat salty
circleta little circle
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable