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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |