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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| brook | creek |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| abnegation | denial |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |