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 |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| defer | put off |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |