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.

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WordMeaning
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
notcha V-shaped indentation
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
delusivelikely to delude