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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| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |