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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| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
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| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| provenance | origin |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |