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 |
|---|---|
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| condign | deserved |