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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| intermediary | mediator |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| swill | wash |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |