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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |