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 |
|---|---|
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |