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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| significant | having meaning |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| appease | pacify |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |