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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| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |