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 |
|---|---|
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |