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.

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WordMeaning
spoofdeceive
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves