GRE Word List
PHYLUM
major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division
The meaning of the word phylum is major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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sprightly | lively |
valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
digression | wandering away from the subject; V. digress |
disburse | pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
melancholy | gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia |
auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
cache | hiding place; V. |