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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |