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 |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |