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 |
|---|---|
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |