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 |
|---|---|
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |