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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| crass | gross |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| invalid | not valid: |