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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| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| reckon | count |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |