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 |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| mendicant | beggar |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |