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
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
immaculatespotlessly clean