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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |