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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fulcrumprop
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation