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 |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| juncture | a point of time |
| paradigm | example |