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.

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turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
unregeneratenot regenerate
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
invalidnot valid:
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil