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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| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
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| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| imbibe | drink |