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 |
|---|---|
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| pilfer | steal |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |