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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| onus | burden |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |