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 |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |