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 |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |