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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| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |