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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| charlatan | quack |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |