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 |
|---|---|
| dally | to act playfully |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| encumber | weigh down |
| mortician | undertaker |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| reek | smoke |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |