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 |
|---|---|
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| junket | trip |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |