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 |
|---|---|
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |