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 |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |