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 |
|---|---|
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| yore | time past and especially long past |