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.
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| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
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| historic | historical |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| 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 |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |