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 |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| maroon | a dark red |
| categorical | absolute |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| shack | hut |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |