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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WordMeaning
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
delugean overflowing of the land by water
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
unfrockdefrock
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts