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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WordMeaning
canterone who uses cant: such as
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor