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 |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |