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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| historic | historical |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |