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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| opus | work |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |