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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |