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 |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |