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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anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
slaughterthe act of killing
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
embryonicof or relating to an embryo