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 |
|---|---|
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| realm | kingdom |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |