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.

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grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
aptitudeinclination
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repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
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