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 |
|---|---|
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |