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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| pliant | pliable |