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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| pilfer | steal |
| distort | to twist (see twist |