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 |
|---|---|
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |