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 |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |