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 |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |