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
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| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |