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 |
|---|---|
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| fuddle | booze |