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 |
|---|---|
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |