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 |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| grate | grating |
| espouse | marry |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |