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 |
|---|---|
| wry | twist |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |