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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |