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 |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |