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 |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| provenance | origin |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| stringent | tight |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |