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 |
|---|---|
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| gazette | newspaper |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |