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 |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |