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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |