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 |
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| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
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| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
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| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |