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 |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |