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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belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
beeline | a straight direct course |
tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |