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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WordMeaning
demurereserved
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as