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 |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| mendicant | beggar |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |