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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| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| pilfer | steal |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
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| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |