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 |
|---|---|
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| retribution | recompense |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |