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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| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |