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 |
|---|---|
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| warranted | sanction |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |