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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|---|---|
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| amend | to put right |
| scion | descendant |
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| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
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| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |