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 |
|---|---|
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |