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 |
|---|---|
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| championship | designation as champion |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |