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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WordMeaning
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
trickleto issue or fall in drops
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district