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 |
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| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| faculty | ability |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |