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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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |