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 |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| whittle | a large knife |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |