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 |
|---|---|
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |