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 |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| paradigm | example |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |