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 |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| collected | gathered together |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |