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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nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
badinageplayful repartee : banter
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
lanknot well filled out : slender
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty