GRE Word List
PHYLUM
major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division
The meaning of the word phylum is major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sprightly | lively |
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
| despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| digression | wandering away from the subject; V. digress |
| disburse | pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
| melancholy | gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| cache | hiding place; V. |