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 |
|---|---|
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |