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 |
|---|---|
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
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| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |