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 |
|---|---|
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |