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 |
|---|---|
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |