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 |
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| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |