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 |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| invalid | not valid: |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |