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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quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
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fineryornament
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
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augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
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