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 |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| nullify | to make null (see null |