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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stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
unbridledunrestrained
overthrowoverturn
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hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
retainto keep in possession or use
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work