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 |
|---|---|
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |