GRE Word List

PHYLUM

a direct line of descent within a group

The meaning of the word phylum is a direct line of descent within a group.

Random words

WordMeaning
zephyra breeze from the west
nutritiousnourishing
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
flirtto move erratically : flit
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby