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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judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
rationalhaving reason or understanding
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite