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 |
|---|---|
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| stench | stink |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| fructify | to bear fruit |