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 |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |