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 |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |