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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| submerge | to put under water |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| endue | provide |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| impenitent | not penitent |