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 |
|---|---|
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| throes | pang |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |