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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| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
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| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |