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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |