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 |
|---|---|
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| steep | lofty |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| leery | suspicious |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |