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 |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |