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 |
|---|---|
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| indite | make up |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| pugilist | fighter |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| categorical | absolute |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |