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 |
|---|---|
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| forebears | ancestor |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |