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.
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| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
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| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
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| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |