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 |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |