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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| warrant | sanction |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| swill | wash |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |