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 |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |