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 |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |