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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| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
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| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| progeny | descendants |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
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