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 |
|---|---|
| conspire | plot |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| forebears | ancestor |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |