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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |