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 |
|---|---|
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| nomenclature | name |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |