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 |
|---|---|
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| boor | peasant |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
