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 |
|---|---|
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| gale | a strong current of air: |