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 |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| haven | harbor |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |