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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |