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 |
|---|---|
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |