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 |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| imprecation | curse |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |