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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |