GRE Word List
PROGENITOR
ancestor
The meaning of the word progenitor is ancestor.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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derogatory | expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage |
parody | humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V. |
fructify | bear fruit; produce fruit |
inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
machinations | evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate |
milieu | social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor. |
pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
vitreous | of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify |
unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not blatant |