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 |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |