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 |
|---|---|
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| calorific | caloric |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| unbridled | unrestrained |