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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| congruent | congruous |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |