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
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archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |