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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| addle | rotten |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| reek | smoke |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |