GRE Word List
POSTERITY
the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
The meaning of the word posterity is the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| heed | to pay attention |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| flounder | flatfish |