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 |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| rightful | just |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| exhume | disinter |