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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tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
categorical | absolute |
corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
compilation | the act or process of compiling |
daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |