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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |