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 |
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| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |