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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |