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 |
|---|---|
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| pliant | pliable |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| ensconce | shelter |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| retrench | cut down |