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 |
|---|---|
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| mystic | mystical |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |