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

WordMeaning
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
egressa place or means of going out : exit
sapthe fluid part of a plant
funerealof or relating to a funeral
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age