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 |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| realm | kingdom |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |