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 |
|---|---|
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| microcosm | a little world |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |