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.

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WordMeaning
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
jesta joking or mocking remark
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
florescencea state or period of flourishing
raimentclothing
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form