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
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| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |