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
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
bewareto be on one's guard
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life