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 |
|---|---|
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| guy | man |