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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| natal | native |