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 |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| mischance | bad luck |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |