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 |
|---|---|
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |