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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busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
obsessivetending to cause obsession
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty