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 |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
