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 |
|---|---|
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |