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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| paramour | lover |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |