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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| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |