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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| inanimate | not animate: |