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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WordMeaning
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
aridexcessively dry
minutiaea minute or minor detail
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
commemorateto call to remembrance
feintsomething feigned