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 |
|---|---|
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| flounder | flatfish |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |