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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
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