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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |