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 |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |