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 |
|---|---|
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |