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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aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
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precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
vendettablood feud
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone