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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| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
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| compulsive | having power to compel |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
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| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |