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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juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile