GRE Word List
PROGENITOR
an ancestor in the direct line : forefather
The meaning of the word progenitor is an ancestor in the direct line : forefather.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| afterlife | an existence after death |