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 |
|---|---|
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |