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.

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WordMeaning
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
meandera winding path or course
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change