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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WordMeaning
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
ingratean ungrateful person
havenharbor
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate