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 |
|---|---|
| concur | to express agreement |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| grudging | unwilling |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |