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 |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| finery | ornament |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |