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 |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| doddering | feeble |
| invalid | not valid: |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |