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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| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
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| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
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| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |