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 |
|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| concatenate | linked together |
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| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| exhume | disinter |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |