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 |
|---|---|
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |