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
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| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| mischance | bad luck |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |