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 |
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| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |