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 |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |