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 |
|---|---|
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| inundate | overwhelm |