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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |