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 |
|---|---|
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |