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 |
|---|---|
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| mischance | bad luck |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |